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OmniVista 2500 & 2700 Overview Release 3.3. Jean-Francois Thietard February 2007 V1.0. OmniVista 2500 & 2700 Network Management – Challenges & Resolution. Maximize ROI on Alcatel investment Improve efficiency of IT shop staff with quick, root-cause analysis
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OmniVista 2500 & 2700Overview Release 3.3 Jean-Francois Thietard February 2007V1.0
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Network Management – Challenges & Resolution • Maximize ROI on Alcatel investment • Improve efficiency of IT shop staff with quick, root-cause analysis • Reduce complexity to deploy, monitor through automation • Reduce MIS time and effort to make network changes • Generate quicker mean-time-to-repair cycles • Safe and secure Network Management • Broad network access control against attacks and threats • Secure network infrastructure to eliminate risks and liability • Apply security policies based on business needs and services • Maximum infrastructure availability to reach business needs • Increase overall network availability for better productivity • Predict and control network behavior to maximize availability
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Objectives • Open, scriptable OmniVista environment • Northbound interface/XML Service, based on Web Services • Web browser UI as client alternative for monitoring, troubleshooting • OmniVista as Network Management umbrella for Alcatel-Lucent • OS 6850L, OS 9800, AOS 6.1.3 with Support for all OV2500 & 2700 apps • OmniAccess WLAN Mobility Manager support • Extended support for OS LS 6200 through OV 2500 & 2770 applications • OmniVista 2500 & 2700 Manageability optimization • Device Configuration management improvements • Troubleshooting , Alarms , statistics reporting enhancements • Optimization QoS setup for performances
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Manageability Framework- R3.3 Features Summary Introducing new hardware, scaling the NMS infrastructure • Sun Solaris 10 & Suse 10 for OV platforms • OS9800 & OS6850L support (OV2500 & 2700) • OS6200 series support (OV2500 & 2770 QM) • OmniAccess WLAN Mobility Manager integration with OmniVista 2500 Optimizing infrastructure performances • OV2730 PolicyView Enhancements for Global QoS parameters • OV2730 Policy View configuration for Policy Based Routing- Resolving incidents, problems… • Locator Extensions: Toggle a port (disable/Enable) • Traps on switch down/up detection • OmniVista Web Services & Web Browser GUI Executing day to day tasks • Access control for topology maps • Resource Manager- Incremental backups • OV Backup – SFTP backup options • OmniVista CLI scripting- Passing parameters • OmniVista Web services & Web Browser GUI Northbound interface for Web Services collaboration Management automation for OS LS 6200
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Scope & Objectives • Web Services application provides • Northbound Interface between OmniVista & other applications • Open API allowing scripting for OmniVista monitoring functions • Read-only monitoring functions: topology, traps, locator • API as the foundation for web Browser GUI • OmniVista Web GUI Client in addition to the regular Client • Access “anywhere” to critical status of the Network Infrastructure • No dedicated NMS station for troubleshooting and monitoring • Web browser GUI available out of the Box • Web Services & Web Interface- New optional OV2790 application • Available & Supported only with OmniVista 2540 Basic Multi User • Includes both Web API & Web Browser (LP $1,495)
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Web Services- How it works? • Web Services technology: • A core messaging Layer for Web protocols and language standardization for transport (HTTP), and the Syntax (XML) • A Modular set of standards for generic capabilities required such as: • Security, identity management, reliable messaging, transactions, publish/subscribe mechanisms • Set of Standards for the description, the registration and discovery of Services • Major standards defining Web Services: • SOAP message carrying requests and responses between requestor and Provider • WSDL for Standard XML description of Web Services • Automation and standardization required to request and deliver the Service
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Web Services- Benefits • Reuse opportunities • Standard-based API speeding up development ,easier than native support • Platform agnostic, which fosters heterogeneous software and hardware environments • Easier interoperability between different applications • Lower Integration costs • Reducing effort spent on integrating heterogeneous systems • Relying on open source solutions (language, development tools) • Increase agility • Integration efforts are reduced, shorten development cycles • Web services are ubiquitous, standard based, across platforms
OmniVista 2540 Server OmniVista Fat Client OmniVista Web GUI Custom Web GUI Web Services API PHP Scripts PERL Scripts OmniVista 2500 & 2700Architecture- Web Services & OmniVista 2500 & 2700 Before Web BrowserAvailable out of the box Proprietary APIs WS APIs Now Exposed to end userfor custom interfaceor application development XML/SOAP Optional, Supplementalwith Release 3.3
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Scripting examples • Scripting Languages Certified supported by OmniVista Web Services • Meta language built on Perl • Java, Perl, Php, Ruby • Display all Switches “down” & Export results • # Display all system messages • verbose • # Output format will be comma-separatedoutput csv • # Log inprint Logging inlogin admin,switchprintprint Switches comingprint • # Display discovery list (limited by a preference)switchesprintprint Filtered on status==Downprintfilter SwitchData.status==Downprintprint Traps ahoy!printtrapsprintprint Filtered on instanceId==91printfilter TrapData.instanceId==91print • Display all Switches “down” & Export results into csv • # Note: output could be one of 'csv', • 'standard', 'none'file export • # Direct export to Excel formatoutput xlslogin admin,switchswitches
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Web Services applications • OmniVista Web Services, Northbound interface for Open Mgt • Enabler required for collaborating with other Alcatel Network Management solution • Web services facilitates OSS/BSS integration with solution providers • Deployment & Management of Enterprise devices within Carrier infrastructure • Common deployment and collaboration with 5620 SAM/O • Web Portal for service creation & Monitoring in Managed Services • Web services, provides dynamic data exchange with other ISVs • Required for best of Breed Partnership , or solution eco-System • Web Services considered as Industry standard • Web Services makes OmniVista 2500 & 2700 open & scriptable • Required by our largest IT customer to integrate OV within their own Internal IT tool • Northbound interface required for Enterprise IT dashboard for monitoring purpose
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Web Browser – Scope & Benefits • Web Browser GUI- Scope • Alternative to OV fat client • Built on WS API, so same features as available throughWS API • Read only, topology, Locator, Traps • Equivalent functionalities as Fat Client applets • Customizable UI- HTML Template approach • Web Browser GUI- Benefits • Access “anywhere” to critical status of the Network Infrastructure • Simplifying troubleshooting and monitoring operations without dedicated Station • Make Monitoring Services beyond Network boundaries easier now
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Global support for new Alcatel Devices • OmniVista 2500 & 2700 support for OS 6850L, OS 9800, AOS 6.1.3 • Includes certified support for all OmniVista 2500 & 2700 applications • OmniVista integration for OmniVista Mobility Manager (OA Wireless) • Contextual launch for Mobility Manager (IP address, Wireless switch & MM) • OmniVista 2500 & 2700 support for OmniStack 6200 series • Phase 0 starting with third party support with previous releases (3.0) • AMAP adjacency Quarantine manager Port Shut Down • All Third party capabilities supported • Phase 1 with OV2500 & OV2700 Support (release 3.3) • All options for Resource Manager (Backup/Restore, Upgrade, reboot) • Enhancements for Statistics & Locator, • Inventory Tab with Topology, link aggregation support • Quarantine Manager Extensions for Vlan Mac based containment
OmniVista 2500 & 2700OmniVista Mobility Manager • OmniVista Mobility Manager Launch • Mobility Mgr launched as Element Mgr from OmniVista topology • Right click Launch from Topology • Launching MM URL through Web Browser • Java applet launched • OmniVista MM- Benefits • Extensibility of OmniVista for Wireless discovery & management • Cohesive umbrella for common services
OmniVista 2500 & 2700OS LS 6200 Integration- Features Support • OmniVista 2500 Support for Centralized, monitoring ,bulk operations • Topology & Inventory tab support equivalent to AOS devices • Link aggregation, System, Module, Physical Port, Ethernet & RMON statistics • Statistics & Locator support polished equivalent to AOS devices • Display & Filtering for Slots/Ports • Resource Manager for configuration management & Standardization • Backup/Restore, Firmware upload, reboot, as standalone or across the stack • OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager Support for intrusion containment • Mac based Quarantine Vlan for greater containment control (only the Mac offender quarantined) as additional quarantine method • With OmniVista and OS LS 6200 Support • Common set of applets for centralized configuration, reporting, troubleshooting • Manageability emphasizing Network Centric automation, reducing workload • It makes large OS LS 6200 deployment less painful, more efficiency, less prone to errors
OmniVista 2500 & 2700OmniStack LS 6200 support Resource Manager OS LS6200Full backup options Tab - Device status OS LS6200 6200 & AMAP adjacency Tab- Module status OS LS6200
OmniVista 2500 & 2700OS LS 6200 Manageability- Comparison with AOS • Features support Matrix now and future- OV2500 application Future Future Future Future: Feature not committed, pre Dr0 candidate
OmniVista 2500 & 2700OS LS 6200 Manageability- Comparison with AOS • Features support Matrix now and future- OmniVista 2700 Future Future Future OS LS6200/OV2770-QM: No ACL supportOnly Port Shutdown & Mac based Quarantine VLAN Future: Feature not committed, pre Dr0 candidate
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Scalability & simplification for all network-wide operations • Interactive CLI/telnet • Scheduling CLI scripting, passing parameters (IP address, etc…) • Streamlining troubleshooting operations with Locator • New Filtering option for Locator Results – exclude q-tag ports • “Right click” actions for problem resolution with “Disable/Enable Port” • Identifying and react quickly to device changed state (AOS & 3rd Party) • Generates a trap when switch changes between up and down • Fabricated trap within OmniVista, but can be forwarded, used to trigger email or external apps, acknowledged, etc. • Simplifying device configuration standardization & operations • Incremental Configuration backup for Resource Manager • Automatically detects configuration changes and saves them • Backup by logical group, custom map
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Interactive CLI/Telnet • Interactive CLI Scripting • Scheduling CLI scripting • Periodic and one Time only • Available for each script • Parameters passing • Pass and Substitute parameters within the ScriptCommunity String, Vlan IDs • Template Script creation • Built-in variables by default (IP address, Directory, Mac Address, login) • Interactive CLI scripting- Benefits • Easier and Quicker configuration across multiple devices concurrently • Streamlining configuration through template, reducing errors and downtime
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Streamlining troubleshooting with Locator • New action on the spot- Port Shut down • From end-station live results table, • Right-click any single entry and, • Enabling/disabling the corresponding port • Filtering Results- Q tagged Port • Exclude end-stations found on 802.1Q tagged ports • General preferences controlled • Locator operation- Benefits • Solving problems on the spot • Simplifying end user identification • smart “right-click actions, smart context” for immediate resolution
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Switch down/up- Trap generation • Switch Down/up-Trap generation • Trap generated by OV server • Switch status/polling changed to Down/up with variables: • IP address • Reason • Time stamp (last poll, sysUptime • Last Poll • Leveraging all Notification capabilities • Available for any SNMP devices (3rd &AOS) • Trap generation- Benefits • React to connectivity change immediately as Network changes
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Optimizing device configuration • Resource Manager - Incremental Backup/Restore • Backup initiated when changes are detected for switch configuration • Since last backup… • When newer, timestamp…. • Resource Manager- Operations by logical zone • Backup devices by Regions • Regions defined in Topology Map • Could be defined based device models, Subnets, or any custom criteria • Resource Manager- Benefits • Reduce IT overhead • Foundation for IT Best practices and required compliance
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Deliverables and pricing • Easy ordering scheme • one common package containing all OV2500 & 2700 applications • individual license activation required for each application • Three types of licenses offered: • new installation license for any new network infrastructure deployments or optional application extension • upgrade license for all customers moving from previous release to current release independent of support programs • evaluation license offering full features for 60 days • All licenses activated at: • http://license.ind.alcatel.com
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Upgrade & Update- Conditions & rules • Customers with active Support & Service maintenance • From 3.x to 3.3 • Free update covered under the Service & Support software subscription Program for customer with service contract • Required new License key, provided through Service & Support • From 2.x to 3.3 • Upgrade from release 2.xx to release 3.3 (OV-xxxxx-UPG) • Customers without active or any Support & Service maintenance • Charged upgrade/Upgrade for Release 3.3 customers without support & Service Contract • Paid update for Release 3.0 to release 3.3 (OV-xxxxx-UPG) • Paid upgrade from release 2.xx to release 3.1 (OV-xxxxx-UPG)
OmniVista 2500 & 2700 60 days trial evaluation, full features available through WWPL ordering, or from Intranet Demo mode available out of the box up to five devices discovered, only available for OV2540 & 2520 discovered devices list can’t be saved after quitting application OmniVista 2500 & 2700“Evaluation” license
OmniVista 2500 & 2700“Upgrade” license- Any Previous License to Release 3.3 • Upgrade / update license • Paid upgrade for Customer upgrading from a 2.x releases to release 3.3 with or without Service & Support contracts • Update from 3.x to 3.3 covered with Service & Support contract
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Deployment Benefits • OmniVista 2500 & 2700 Benefits • Not just a basic umbrella, 3rd party support with advanced Monitoring • Customizable auto-discovery and MIB Import • Customizable contextual launch for all EMS • Advanced Trap management available (responder, Forwarding, Absorption, Trap archiving) • Topology with Layer 2 monitoring (VLAN, STP) • Common Manageability framework for Alcatel solutions • Topology with Layer 2 topology control • Onetouch bulk configuration of Vlans • Device configuration management standardization • Unified Wireless/Wired operations for Network Quarantine • OneTouch configuration for security (Network Quarantine, Security policies, device security) • Open Northbound interface with scriptable environment for monitoring
OmniVista 2500 & 2700General directions 2007 & 2008- Summary • Web Services extension , open API for provisioning and configuring • Enabling operation support & network Management for Managed and Hosted business services through Portals & OSS/BSS • 802.1AB, a new standard for discovering and managing Network Devices • Multi-vendor, network topology standard for accurate topology, including converged Networks, simplifying setup, troubleshooting and monitoring tasks • User based Profile for Network Access Management • Converging Security management & Network Management under a unique Framework • Extending the Manageability framework to Alcatel-Lucent solutions • Cohesive Management tools for all Alcatel-Lucent solutions(OS LS6200, OmniAccess SafeGuard, OmniAccess Wlan 2nd Gen)
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Value propositions • Operation simplicity: • Topology View with alarm integration, Layer 2 monitoring • Operator centric view for all central operations (Group, logical View) • Advanced automation & OneTouch Simplicity for error prone operations • Security • Extensive, Granularity for all security application components • Wired/Wireless Intrusion detection & containment • Extensibility • Third Party Network Management umbrella with broad operation support • Open Northbound Interface/XML interface for external collaboration • Continuity • Multi-vendor fault management • Firmware and Configuration Management for shorter MTTR
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Comprehensive features support- Support matrix R3.3
OmniVista 2500 & 2700General directions 2007 & 2008- Summary • Web Services extension , open interface for collaboration model between Network Management systems • Enabling operation support & network Management for Managed and Hosted business services through Portals & OSS/BSS • 802.1AB, a new standard for discovering and managing Network Devices • Multi-vendor, network topology standard for accurate topology, including converged Networks, simplifying setup, troubleshooting and monitoring tasks • User based Profile for Network Access Management • Converging Security management & Network Management under a unique Framework • Extending the Manageability framework to Alcatel-Lucent solutions • Cohesive Management tools for all Alcatel-Lucent solutions(OS LS6200, OmniAccess SafeGuard)
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Web Services • Open interface for collaborative approach between Network Management systems • Extend the XML/Northbound Interface API functionalities • Web Services APIs available for topology/Discovery devices – Add/Change/del • Web Services API for configuration, provisioning , general operation reporting & status web service API • Distributive approach & Federation for large infrastructure for web services for large infrastructure • Web services API interfacing with multiple OmniVista servers at once • “One to many” approach for Dynamic aggregation & polling
OmniVista 2500 & 2700New adjacency protocol • 802.1AB, a new standard for discovering and managing Network Devices • 802.1ab & MED-Link extension for topology & Discovery protocols • Reliable Network Mapping, multi-vendor adjacency protocol & inventory protocol • Reduce general set-up & monitoring costs in multi-vendor networks • Network topology - Accurate & up-to-date • Inventory data (firmware, software, speed & configuration) • Emergency Services (VoIP & E911 services) • Power negotiation for Power over Ethernet Devices • Diagnostic tool to identify mismatched configuration (half/Full duplex, etc..) • Opportunity to simplify the complexity of Network Management
OmniVista 2500 & 2700User based profile for Network Access • Converging Security management & Network Management under a common Framework • “User based Profiles”, mapping a set of attributes and user role with optimal abstraction • Who? • Users defined in reference to subnets, mac ranges, or vlans • Where? • Logical association between Network Zones with resources • Network Resources defined as a set of Server IP, Protocol, port • Network resources organized by end user in “logical zone” • What action? • Action generated for user Profiles, Allow, deny, bandwidth QoS • Anyone connected a switch get classified as to what he can/cannot get to • Simplification & automation of Security Management • Add server/Protocol/Port to a “logical” zone , ACL get updated, refreshed to all switches • Doesn’t preclude any 802.1x authentication scheme
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Extending the Manageability framework • Cohesive Management tools for all Alcatel-Lucent solutions • OS LS 6200 Manageability Phase 2 • Vlan Manager & Support extension for all OmniVista 2700 applications • OmniAccess safeGuard 2400 & 1000 Security appliance support • Out of the Box OmniVista 2500 support (Auto-discovery & MIB packaging) • Topology, Discovery, Element Management launch, Notification • OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager Notification • Syslog & trap Notification with Quarantine enforcement • OmniAccess Wan 2nd generation Support-Phase 1 • Out of the box OmniVista 2500 Support (Auto-discovery & MIB packaging) • Topology, Discovery, Element Management launch, Notification • OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager Notification • Syslog & trap Notification with Quarantine enforcement
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Scripting examples- Ruby • A PURE RUBY IMPLEMENTATION: • class WsclientController < ApplicationController require 'soap/wsdlDriver' • def index • # Parse the WSDL effortlessly factory = SOAP::WSDLDriverFactory.new("http://localhost:8080/axis/services/OVWeb1?wsdl") service = factory.create_rpc_driver • # First we need to login to the web service username = 'admin' password = 'switch' service.login(username, password) • # Query and get resultset filters = [] sorters = [] maxResults = 10 if params[:switch]==nil @switches_array = [] else @switches_array = [] • if !params[:switch].empty? swlist = "" params[:switch].each { |sw| swlist << sw } if !swlist.empty? filters << {"keyName"=>"SwitchData.ipAddress", "operator"=>0, "value"=>swlist, "wantMatch"=>true} end end end resultSet = service.querySwitches(filters, sorters, maxResults) switchRows = service.getSwitchData(resultSet.uniqueId, 0, maxResults) switchRows.each { |switchRow| @switches_array << switchRow } endend
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Certified devices releases • Certified releases for OmniVista 3.3 • OS9x00 series • AOS release 6.1.1r01/r02 for AOS OS9600 & 9800 support • AOS release 6.1.3r01 for AOS OS9800 support • OS66xx, OS7xxx, OS88xx series • AOS release 5.1.6r02 • OS6800 & 6850 series • AOS release 6.1.2 r03 & 6.1.3r01 for OV2500 & 2700 support • AOS release 6.1.3 r01 for OV2500 & 2700 support (AOS 6850-U24) • OS LS6200 series • Release 1.0.2.3x • OA WLAN series • OA WLAN release 2.5.3 • Alcatel 7750 & 7450 Series • Release & 5620 SAM Release 3.0-R5 & 5620 SAM Release 3.0-R6 • 3rd party switch support for OmniVista 2770-Quarantine Manager • OV2770-QM port shutdown required MIB-II support
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Supported OS & platforms for NMS • Certified & supported platforms for OV 2x00 - R3. • Supported OS platforms for OmniVista Server • Win Server 2003 (Multi-user), Win XP Pro (Single-user) • Linux distribution- Red Hat ws edition • Novell Suse 10 - 32 & 64 bit environments • Sun Solaris - version 10 - 32 & 64 bit environments • Supported OS Platforms for OmniVista client • Win XP Pro • Linux distribution- Red Hat Ws edition • Novell SuSe 10 – 32 & 64 bit environments • Sun Solaris - version 10 - 32 & 64 bit environments • Supported Web Browser for OmniVista 2790 • For Microsoft , Internet Explorer 6.0 • For Linux, Windows, Solaris, Mozilla Firefox 2.0
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Configuration requirements- Minimum • For Windows environments • For OmniVista 2540 - Multi-user version • P4 with 2 GHz (or better), with 2 GB RAM min (Server), min 5 GB free disk space for Server • P4, with 1 GHz (or better), with 1 MB RAM (Client), min 5 GB disk space for client only • For OmniVista 2520 single-user version (client & server) • P4, with 2 GHz (or better) with 1 GB RAM (or more) • For Linux environments - RedHat & Novell SuSe (32 & 64 bits) • For OmniVista 2540 (client & Server) & 2520 • P4, 2 GHz (or better), with 2 GB RAM min (Server) 500 MB free disk space • P4, 2 GHz (or better), with 4GB RAM min (server Side) for 64 bits environments • For Sun Solaris environments – 32 & 64 bits • For OmniVista 2540 (client & Server) & 2520 • UltraSparc 5 or high processor, with 2 GB RAM (or more), min 500 MB free disk space • UltraSparc 5 or high Processor with 4 GB RAM (or More) for 64 Bits environments
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Configuration requirements- Examples • Recommended Configuration for more than 1500 Switches • For Linux & Sun Solaris- • 3 GB RAM Server • 2 GB RAM client • 64 bits environment still recommended, with associated guidelines (4k devices) • Recommended Configuration for 4000 switches • For Linux & Sun Solaris- 64 bits environment mandatory • For Linux • Intel Opteron Multi-core CPU • 8 GB to 16GB RAM as recommendation • For Sun Solaris, • Sun V440 or T1000 class appliance with Sparc multi-core processor • 8 GB to 16GB RAM as recommendation
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Acronyms & abbreviations • OmniVista 2500 & 2700 • Refer to overall OmniVista NMS solution for Alcatel enterprise Infrastructure including Alcatel AOS devices and 3rd party devices • OmniVista 2500 (OV2500) • OmniVista NMS Client/Server approach (Single/Multi user) with all FCAP model features with key benefits of OmniVista, such as centralized tasks for network-wide configuration & monitoring • OmniVista 2700 (OV2700) • OmniVista optional applications, simplifying deployment and operations of complex operations such as QoS, network quarantine, secure switch access, traffic security • OmniVista 2730 PolicyView (OV2730-PVOT) • Optional application for OmniVista, simplifying QoS operations with policy based creation and administration for voice and data. OneTouch and Expert modes supported. • OmniVista 2750 SecureView SecureAccess (OV2750-SVSA) • Optional application for OmniVista, simplifying secure access and administration for network devices administration (users & credentials) through policy-based approach. • OmniVista 2760 SecureView ACL (OV2760-SVACL) • Optional application for OmniVista, simplifying security of the traffic with Access Control Lists through policy based creation and administration. OneTouch and Expert modes supported. • OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager (OV2770-QM) • Optional application for OmniVista, related to the network quarantine operations, including intrusion detection, containment actions and notification capabilities. • OmniVista 2790 Web Services (OV2790-WS) • Optional application for OmniVista, related to Northbound interface, Required and only supported with OmniVista 2540 Basic Multi-User .Provides XML interface & Web browser GUI for Read-only monitoring capabilities
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Contacts • NIBU Product Management: • Jean-Francois Thietard (Calabasas) • jean-francois.thietard@alcatel.com; 818.878.5009 • For proposals assistance, refer to the extensive boilerplate • http://aww.ind.alcatel.com/nibu.cfm?view=boilerplates • For additional questions on the boilerplate • Marc Hosseiniyar, (Calabasas) • Marc.Hosseiniyar@alcatel.com, 818.878.4920. • For OmniVista 2500 & 2700 marketing & sales tools on the intranet • Check OmniVista 2500 & 2700 intranetpage • http://aww.ind.alcatel.com/products.cfm?view=omnivista_33 • For OmniVista 2500 & 2700 – evaluation license generation
OmniVista 2500 & 2700Glossary • SOAP:Simple Object Access Protocol. Information exchanged based on XML over HTPP for web services support. • Web Services: Protocols and technologies used for applications to communicate with each other over web technologies such as HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, etc. The typical protocols used include XML, SOAP and WSDL. A web service often consists of a number of operations that can be called. • WSDL:Web Services Description Language. An XML- formatted language used to describe a Web service's capabilities (web services) as collection of communication endpoints that can exchanging messages. An open standard for describing the web services interfaces. It’s an XML document used by 3rd party tools to generate service invocation. • XML: eXtended Markup Language. XML is an open standard created by W3C to create common information formats based on symbols and share both the format and the data on the World Wide Web, intranets, and elsewhere. XML is "extensible" because, unlike HTML, the markup symbols are unlimited and self-defining. It uses a similar tag structure as HTML.